Pretty Candle

Happy Sunday to you!

I thought I'd share this little covered candle I made with you. It's so easy, you should try it! All you need is a white pillar candle (you can get them inexpensively at Michaels or even Walmart) a page from an old book (use 2 if it doesn't cover the candle completely), a pretty piece of white lace, and a monogrammed charm. I sell them here. :) Tie them altogether, and you have a unique gift. Hope your day is going well. I'll be back soon with some new bracelets and necklaces to tempt you with.

Take care,

Martha

4th of July & a Winner

Hi there! Wasn't the Tea Party a blast? I enjoyed visiting all the very creative blogs out there. I wanted to let Carole of Maynard Greenhouse know she's the winner of my initial contest.

Thanks to all of you who entered. I'll be having more giveaways in the future.

If you're in Southern Ca. I'll be in Ventura on the 4th for their wonderful craft show. It's sure to be a lot of fun, oh and be sure to come over and say hi to me. I'll be near the corner of E. Main and California St. from 10-5 on Saturday the 4th.

The rest of July will be a vacation for me, so I'll see you back in August. Have a wonderful, fun and safe 4th of July.

Take care,

Martha

Mad Tea Party Charming Giveaway

Welcome so glad you could stop in! Here's a cup of tea to warm you. Sit down, sit down please. Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist is having a Mad Tea Party, so make sure you pop over and check out her delightful display of delights!
I thought I'd share a little information I found fascinating...

"The Mad Hatter's Tea Party." Though he did not create the expression "mad as a hatter," author Lewis Carroll did create the eccentric character of the hatter in his book, Alice in Wonderland (illustrations by Sir John Tenniel), first released in London in 1865, coincidentally, the year Lincoln was assassinated.

The hatter in the book is an eccentric fellow with wacky ideas and incoherent speech, characteristics attributed to many hatters of the day, suffering from mercury poisoning. Mercury was used in hatmaking and its poisonous vapors caused debilitating neurological damage to the hatters, resulting in a complete mental breakdown."

(source: http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com)

This reminds me to always wear a mask so I don't inhale smoke when soldering. Yikes, I'm wacky enough as it is. Anyway, to celebrate the occasion I'll be giving away one of my tiny soldered crystal initial charms. You pick the initial! To enter, go ahead and follow this blog by clicking the "follow" on the right. I'll be announcing a winner July 1st.

Thanks for stopping by, and hope you win! Now off to see all the other beautiful blogs at the Mad Tea Party!

Take care,

Martha

Crowns & Skulls

Happy June 1st to you!

Can you believe summer is here already?  I thought i'd (my kids spilled something in my keyboard so the capital "i" sticks sometimes) celebrate by  adding some goodies to my website.  i came up with some new initial charms.  i've always enjoyed skulls and crowns so i created a few backgrounds which include them.  i hope you enjoy!

take care,

Martha

(the capital "t" doesn't work either i see...)